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Keeping your laptop healthy

Updated Oct 24, 20261 min read

Storage

  • Leave some free space on the drive. Delete things you no longer need.
  • Back up photos and important files to another place.

Speed

  • Close programs and browser tabs you are not using.
  • Restart the laptop now and then so updates can finish.
  • Install system and program updates when they are offered.

Heat

  • Use the laptop on a hard, flat surface. Beds and sofas block the vents.
  • If the fan is loud all the time, ask the shop to clean it.

Battery

  • Use the charger that came with the laptop, or one the shop recommends.
  • Avoid leaving it in a hot car or in direct sun.

Your device page and its alerts tell you when one of these needs attention.

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